Chapter 1769 Wang’s Anger
The timing of the appearance of the Royal Navy is indeed too coincidental...
The whole army had just gone north, but the smuggling merchant fleet was wiped out by pirates when they went out to sea. They came back in less than half a day, cornered the pirates in their lair and beat them up, and the whole army was wiped out in return. None of the teachers knew about it, and even the fools didn’t believe it.
There was silence in the hall.
All the Jiangnan nobles have resentments. It is true that everyone is smuggling. If they are arrested and confiscated by the navy, they will have nothing to say even if they lose all their money. But Fang Jun sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, watching the merchant fleet being slaughtered by pirates but standing idly by, this was too much.
We are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. It is unacceptable to be so cruel and indifferent.
This sentence by He Pingchuan said what everyone is haunting but dare not say...
As the master, Xiao Jing sat at the top, frowning tightly, and said to Xiao Cuo: "Tell me carefully, what is going on?"
Xiao Cuo said respectfully: "Here!"
Then he straightened up, looked around at the person who had just scolded him, and said coldly: "I have just explained to you the specific situation when I was robbed and killed by the pirates, and I will not repeat it again. That night, I, Xie Wenhua and Wang Qi were captured We were captured by pirates. At first we thought we were going to be used as meat tickets by the pirates to extort ransom from our families. Later, the navy attacked the island at night and the pirates were defeated. We were killed and injured. Fortunately, we were rescued by the navy and escaped. Ascension. But that day, when a certain three people were resting in the cabin, Wang Qi wanted to escape, but was discovered by a certain person and Xie Wenhua, who stopped him. Later, after interrogation, Wang Qi admitted that he secretly colluded with the pirates in an attempt to make huge profits. Seeing the pirates destroyed, he became frightened, so he planned to abscond due to lax custody. Wang Qi broke free from the rope and jumped into the sea, committing suicide out of fear..."
"Fart!"
A middle-aged scribe with a clumsy face stood up angrily, pointed his halberd and shouted: "Without proof, can we just talk nonsense and slander the innocence of the Langya Wang family?"
Xie Chengjie smiled and said: "The Langya Wang family is a high official. It is true that the family has a good family tradition and a distinguished family. The whole family is very clean..."
The Langya Wang family has a prominent lintel, and "the king and his horse share the world" became a popular story. The family was honored in the Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty. However, first Wang Dun made a rebellion, and then Wang Meng surrendered to the Sui Dynasty. He was despised by the people in the world, which had a negative impact on the reputation of the Wang family. A devastating blow.
The words "Hei is a public minister" came from Yuan Lang, a great scholar in the Southern Dynasties. "Although the Langxie Wang family is a public minister, he has served many times and served as a minister, and he is not a companion." I look down on the Langya Wang family's prominent family, but this sentence There is some pride, which is often mentioned by future generations as a way to ridicule the Langya Wang family for being noble but not loyal and sincere...
When the people next to him heard this, some wanted to laugh, but when they thought about the wealth and private soldiers lost on the sea, they really couldn't laugh. The corners of their mouths were twitched, and it looked uglier than crying.
The middle-aged scribe with a clumsy face was furious, his face flushed red, he slapped the table in front of him, and said angrily: "Old dog of the Xie family, how dare you bully me, the Langya Wang family, no one?!" As he said that, he smoothly He picked up a rosewood flower stand placed nearby and threw it on Xie Chengjie's head.
There was a close friend beside him and he hurriedly grabbed him.
This is the Xiao family. Even the prime minister of the dynasty must be treated with courtesy when he comes here. How can he be allowed to play and act?
The middle-aged scribe threw the rosewood flower stand to the ground angrily, broke away from his friend's blockage, and strode away.
Now that Wang Qi is dead, as the saying goes, there is no proof of death. Xiao Cuo and Xie Wenhua both said in unison that Wang Qi colluded with pirates to rob merchant ships. The Wang family in Langya was related to the Xiao family, and Wang Qi was related to Xiao Cuo by blood. Others Maybe if you frame Wang Qi, you won't frame Xiao Cuo as well, right? If we really want to find a scapegoat to shirk responsibility, Xie Wenhua, an outsider, is obviously more suitable than Wang Qi.
What's more, with Fang Jun's evidence, even if this lawsuit goes to Dali Temple, the Langya Wang family will definitely take the blame, which is indisputable...
The question now is no longer to find out whether Wang Qi colluded with pirates, but to come up with a countermeasure to face the successive questions and criticisms from major families.
It’s hard to say, we might even have to make a huge amount of compensation...
After leaving the gate of Golden Bamboo Garden, the middle-aged scribe stopped in front of the gate while waiting for the carriage, looked up at the gray sky, and let out a long sigh.
At the beginning, the Langya Wang family moved to the south. With its outstanding descendants, it overcame all the overseas Chinese and Wu surnames and became the largest family in the south of the Yangtze River. "The king thanked Yuan Xiao", and his poems and books were popular. , share the world." With half of the power in the south of the Yangtze River in his hands, what kind of noble family is that?
Nowadays, it has plummeted, not only tarnishing the great reputation of our ancestors, but also destroying the family fortune accumulated over hundreds of generations. It is really like a tiger falling and a phoenix losing its hair...
The carriage came, and the middle-aged scribe jumped on the carriage and urged him.
We must rush home as soon as possible and discuss with the elders of the clan how to survive this crisis...
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A group of Jiangnan nobles met in Jinzhuyuan and did not leave until late in the evening.
The Xiao family is enthusiastic about staying, and has even prepared dinner, but how can these family leaders have the intention to stay and drink and have fun? They all rushed back to discuss it anxiously to see how they could eliminate future troubles and recover losses as much as possible...
Xie Chengjie also left with Xie Wenhua. After leaving the gate, the government officials from Huating Town followed him.
Fang Jun ordered that Xiao Cuo and Xie Wenhua were allowed to return home to visit and discuss, but they were absolutely not allowed to escape privately. In fact, whether it is the Xiao family or the Xie family, after learning that Wang Qi colluded with the pirates, how could Xiao Cuo or Xie Wenhua escape?
As long as there is a way, no one is willing to provoke Fang Jun's hammer...
As soon as everyone dispersed, Xiao Jing rubbed her brows tiredly, waved to Xiao Cuo and said, "Come to the inner room with me and tell me the situation in detail."
After saying that, he stood up and walked to the inner room.
Xiao Mao followed, and Xiao Cuo followed suit.
When he was about to enter the inner room, he heard the sound of footsteps outside. After a while, Xiao Yu, who looked tired, opened the curtain and walked in. He sat directly under Xiao Jing, stared at Xiao Cuo's face, and said coldly: " What’s going on?”
Xiao Cuo swallowed his saliva, not daring to hide anything, and explained the matter in detail one after another. Even the agreement with Fang Junzhi was not omitted.
Finally, he said: "My nephew doesn't know whether this is the right thing to do. I just thought at that time that my nephew was the person in charge of this fleet, and my Xiao family was also one of the initiators and initiators of this smuggling. So, A lot of goods were worth nothing, and so many private soldiers were wiped out. I am afraid that all major The family would definitely not let it go, and it would be difficult to escape the responsibility, so they were willing to accept Fang Jun's suggestion and drag the Xie family along... If there was anything wrong with this move, the nephew was willing to bear some consequences, as long as it did not drag down the family. Shattered to pieces, no regrets.”
When he said this, Xiao Cuo had a firm expression and a sonorous tone. He regarded the interests of the family as the supreme position and was willing to sacrifice everything for the family, even if he became a sinner. He had a kind of "even if thousands of people die, I will go." Such heroic spirit!
He had simulated this set of rhetoric and demeanor countless times on the ship when he returned, and now he had it at his fingertips and used it perfectly...
Xiao Jing was quite pleased, nodded and praised: "Determined and courageous when faced with problems, you are worthy of being the pillar of the Xiao family! You handled this matter well, don't worry, as long as you bite the bullet, it was Wang Qi who colluded with the pirates to embezzle the goods." , we can’t do anything to others.”
He was very satisfied with Xiao Cuo's choice of Wang Qi as the "scapegoat". Precisely because Wang Qi was related to the Xiao family, no one would suspect that Xiao Cuo was involved. In addition, the Xie family's children were also involved, and Fang Jun was watching from the side. As evidence, this matter is already certain, and no one will believe it.
You have to believe it even if you don’t believe it!
If anyone raises questions, they are questioning the Xiao family, questioning the Xie family, and questioning Fang Jun!
Looking at Jiangnan, which family dares to fight against these three forces together? As for joining forces, it is even more impossible. Both the Xiao family and the Xie family have their own allies, and with Fang Jun's support from behind, unless they don't want to mess around in Jiangnan, they can only admit it by pinching their noses...
Xiao Jing was very satisfied with Xiao Cuo's handling, and Xiao Mao was naturally relieved. Xiao Cuo was his son, the most outstanding descendant of his tribe, and he could be judged by Xiao Jing, the always strict and profound patriarch, "My family He was even more delighted.
Only Xiao Yu frowned and sighed: "This time my family owes Fang Jun a huge favor. Not only that, this son is very cunning and wise, and such a big deal fell into Fang Jun's hands." , who knows what his plans are for the future? From this point of view, just having a concubine is not enough..." (End of Chapter)